ICE
RESURFACER/THE ULTIMATE FLOODER:
Keep
your backyard ice skating rinks surface as smooth
as possible with our Ultimate Flooder.
An
Ultimate Outdoor Rink original, this tool will save
you time and effort by making maintaining your backyard
rinks as easy as possible. It can be used with a towel
for ultra smoothing or without a towel for ice building
and repair. An absolute must for The Rink Master in
you!
This product is more than twice as fast as a regular
spray from the hose when using it without the towel
and of course when using with the towel a super smooth
surface is your result, but it may take longer depending
on the water flow and how much pressure you have!
Now available The Ultimate Flooder Wide, (no towel)
is an extra 14" in flooder width totaling 46"
wide. The regular Ultimate Flooder is 32" wide
and comes with a towel. A lesser price for the wide
version is due to no towel. Assembly
required on both products and both are made of P.V.C.
New in 2007 a stronger and better "T" where
the main shaft meets the "Y" for water dispursement.
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on the order tab below for pricing.
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Now
includes water flow control on the handle for the
ultimate in ice re-surfacing. Turn it off, turn it
on or turn it waaaaaayyyyy down!!!
testimonial:
our neighbours swear by your product and we
just had to get one!! Thanks for the great service.
Carol Calnan, St.John N.B. |
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FIRST
SKATE TIMES IN THE LAST MANY YEARS
Here are
our first skate times since we started to record them
since 1994. These are the dates our blades hit the
ice for the first time yearly in our local Southwestern
Ontario, Canada.
1994...December
12
1995...December 06
1996...November 16
1997...December 18
1998...December 22
1999...December 27
2000...December 24
2001...December 22
2002...December 05
2003...December 04
2004...December
20
2005...December
03
2006...December
07
2007...November 25 now thats a good ole fashion winter !!!
Keep in mind that several of these years we were chased
off of our ice pad due to warm trends that followed
cold snaps. 1996, 2003 and 2006 being three of them. Also remember your location will greatly affect your "first skate" times. |
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THE
LITTLE RED
Skate
Maintenance
All
about
The Little Red
skate maintenance device. Some one once asked
me why backyard rink ice was so hard on your skate
blades. The answer is ... It's not the ice that is
hard on your blades, but the constant abuse they take
from chasing after stray pucks and walking to the
rink and back to the warmth of the house as they are
taken across the mud and dirt and stones and the deck
nails and who knows what else.
Now imagine you need to get your little guys/gals
off to the rink a.s.a.p. after the little league game
in the back yard. They have dull skates because of
the previously mentioned scenario. The
Little Red(tm) does the job. Click on more
info up top for more info. Highly recommended!!!
Keep'em
tuned up with the ultimate diamond skate tuning device. It's
the ultimate of course!!! There is'nt one better.
$27.99
CAD. funds
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HARDWARE:
We can customizeyour rink because we know that all backyards
are different. Customizing means different J- Brace hardware
for different applications depending on how level or unlevelled
your rink building site is. Just call us toll free at
1 800 448 6648
J-BRACES:
SERIES
1 (Backboard): backboard
style free standing as seen in backboard section.
SERIES 2 (Rink Frame):
comes
with every rink... the workhorse of the backyard rinks
world and described below.
SERIES 3 (Slim):
for
those rink masters who are installing 4x8 plywood backboards.
This allows the backboards to snug right up against your
rink frame. They also can be used down the length in conjunction
with 2"x 2" 's and patch plywood (1'x2'
squares) for big support for severely unleveled sites
of more than 10"-12".
SERIES 4 (Sports
Court):
specifically
designed for sports courts where you don' t wish to or
can not pound stakes in to your surface. The series
4 are used in conjunction with cinder/cement blocks
. The J-Braces are also perfect for "In Line"
sites as the premise is identical to that of a sport
court set up.
SUPPORT
AND TECHNIQUE FOR YOUR BACKYARD RINKS FRAMING:
We
are now offering a comprehensive section on the different
hardware and framing concepts for ice rinks on sports
courts, tennis courts, parking lots and regular
backyard rink areas. It is now in the e-book including
photos for the first time ever on the world wide web.
An absolutely huge amount of information for the backyard
rinks professional or amateur. See the highlights of more
than 37 8.5x11" pages of secrets and very cool
info on our cover page under e-book, but for now see below
for some basic Ultimate Backyard Rinks
J-Brace series 2
hardware talk!!
Now more about our J-braces
......this section we try really hard to pat ourselves
on the back because we have an amazingly excellent
product capable of extreme flexibility and versatility.
So much in fact that our J-brace can handle any framing
material from 3/4 '' plywood and from 2"x8"s on up
to and including stacked 2"x8"s .....of course, this totaling
15" or more in framing height. Not only does the
J-brace offer support above ground but also offers the
needed support below ground level which is completely
necessary when dealing with an unleveled site. This may
not make sense to the beginner rink builder however trust
us " the rink pro's. " A huge percentage of sites,
backyards, outdoor areas where you may feel inclined to
put a rink are not remotely close to being level. The
biggest problem is that rink builders confuse
flat and level
and then assume that all is well in rink land (with out
checking) and construct a frame and lay in their liner
to find that they have just wasted much time and money
because they did not check their pitch, grade, or level
of their site. The scenario is.... .............water
pouring over in their lowest corner and bare liner in
the other because their boards are not high enough to
contain the water in the low side/end. YES......we have
heard this story too many times to count and all from
those good folk who guess at
what they need as framing material.
You will need a special product, a special
rink system, a special set of instructions to guide you
through and allow you to handle all of this and save you
from all the trauma you will put yourself through by failing
to observe the above. We've got what you need!!!!!!!!
More about our awesome J-brace..........The J-brace will
also allow you to construct your rink and have your liner
outside the frame. Ever notice in any of our
pictures of the rink... the liner showing? That's
because it's not there. It is outside the frame!! It is
outside the frame because that is how we prefer to build
our rink and............... because we can on a level
site. It allows for more flexibility with puckboard corners
in 
backboard/goal
net section. Shovels and sticks do not get snagged
on torn liners. You may build your rink anyway
you like and with the J-brace you have the option to switch
in years to come. If you don't like the liner on the inside
then put it outside, if you don't like it outside put
it inside.To the right you will notice the installation
of a frame guard. The liner is outside the frame(on level
sites only) and the frame guard then slides between the
rink frame and J- Brace series 2 sandwiching the liner
and protecting it from damage. Minimal screws at the top
and above the water line holding the frame guard in place
are then needed for the balance of the length. The choice
is yours if you have a level site and you can 't beat
choice. We have four versions of the J-brace but
the series 2 comes standard with our rink kits, the others
are for tennis courts, backboards and specialty situations,
feel free to discuss your situation with us so as we may
direct you with the appropriate hardware or see our e-book
for pictures and discussions on the other 3 different
hardware styles.
So here we go again patting ourselves on the back about
our hardware...the J-brace that is!!!
Now you are probably thinking show me a picture of this
so called amazing J-brace .....I want to see the goods!!!
Included in this section is the series 2 J- Brace
pictures. The other 3 series J-braces in picture
form are available in our eBook for just 14.95. and also
includes another 37 pages of great info. Also available
for a limited time e Book number 2 " What
it takes to make it to 
the
bigs" what ever that next level in hockey(if
you are a hockey family) is for you, your team, or your
child. You will find this full of excellent info and comes
from families and coaches that have been there, or are
working hard to get there.
More about the J-Brace!!! Not only will our J-brace hold
up the frame, fasten all the seams, stake into the ground,
allow the liner to be used outside the frame, add below
ground support for those unleveled sites.... but it will
also bind together two pieces of framing material such
as two 2"x8" s if you require a frame 15" tall/wide for
those infamous unleveled sites. Just remember that for
those unleveled sites you will require
extra support outside your frame and more frequent placement
of those supporting J braces for those unleveled sites
as water weighs 10 lbs per gallon. If your site is
unlevelled by more than 10 inches we recommend the J brace
series 3 which accommodates those extra 2" x 4"
supports @ 45 degrees angle at each seam to handle that
extra water weight from with in your perimeter.
Here's a short story about one of our
neighbors who built a rink on an unleveled site. When
all was said and done his low side framing is 26" tall
and is supported with 4"x4"s and contains 6000 gallons
of water and its not a very large rink !!!! p.s.
He uses our liner and basic concept but his liner is inside
his frame, he just uses 4"x4"s for support. yikes!!!
That's all for now !! Hope you have the best
rink ever and we'd love to help!!! .....Brian
SINCE 1992
TOLL FREE:
1-800-448-6648
or drop us a line at rinks@gitonit.com
